Brett J Cole
My Dragon, The Tetralogy: Part 1 – My Dragon by Ivor Steven Original Post A monstrous Dragon, breathing fire Did arise from the gurgling mire Dark gangrenous green, from head to tail Claws blackened, sharp as nails Purple secretions, from his scaly chest A spear harpooned, a grizzly mess Nostrils ablaze,
Brett J Cole
by Brett J Cole I often feel I was born with a shadow, one that already found its way to me, long before the light hit my skin, or the air first found my lungs. A shadow that is as much of me as I am something of it, beginning
Brett J Cole
by Brett J Cole And so they all said c'est la vie, as we sailed upon the restless sea, but not a word was said by me, as I hung my head in shame. The drowning drifted endlessly, and I watched them almost enviously... For I could sadly
Brett J Cole
by Brett J Cole And so again I wake to that season which knows not of Summer's sun, nor the budding colours of Spring. It knows not of Winter's chilled kiss, nor Autumn's leaves at play. It's a season of and within
Brett J Cole
By Brett J Cole Author Talks Series In my previous piece, I discussed the thought process behind making what was my first illustrated children’s book, “Shine – a book about Self-Worth”. Two points I touched on when explaining that were that I found myself writing that book as something
Geelong Cereal Community
By the Geelong Cereal Community Welcome to the third edition of the Geelong Cereal Community's collected microfiction! This month has yielded the most submissions to date, and once again we're thrilled to present a diverse collection of the thoughtful and reflective as well as a good
Brett J Cole
by Brett J Cole I began writing this to explain the intent and thought process behind the first illustrated children’s book I made called “Shine”, but I very quickly realised that in order to do so I also need to explain what art and writing means to me – especially
Geelong Cereal Community
The Geelong Cereal Community's response to our call-out for microfiction has been wonderful. Our heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to everyone who contributed to the premiere edition of Microfiction Mondays. Please enjoy this diverse and memorable collection of shadow- filled reflections, poignant prose, humour, and clever word play.
Brett J Cole
by Brett J Cole ‘The sad stillness of a caterpillar slowly crawling over sand.’ He lifted his head, chewing on his toast as he stared at her. His expression wasn’t much to speak of and it could have shown many things. Bewilderment, confusion, apathy, despondence… When she stared back
Brett J Cole
Brett J Cole is a Geelong West based writer of both children’s books and adult fiction. Along with poetry, prose, musings and art, he also sometimes writes a weird hybrid of writing and skit-humour that he calls “Skiterature”, which are short pieces often very much formed around wordplay.